>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello i'm lauren taylor, this is the news hour, live from london. coming up, reports of heavy fighting in syria, despite the cessation of hostilities, but the u.n. enjoy says he is more optimistic about peace. >> we do have momentum, and we can see it in the syrian people themselves. >> five people including a baby

drowned trying to reach greece from turkey. and documents containing recruitment details of thousands of isil fighters. >> and trudeau and obama hope to revive the relationship between their countries. and two of the forcest rivals will face off for the first time in the last 16 of the europa league. ♪ the u.n. special envoy to syria has told al jazeera that he is more hopeful than ever that peace can be achieved. ahead of the meeting, he has been speaking to our diplomatic editor, james bayes. >> this is a crucial moment for syria. it is almost five years since

the start of the war, we're almost two weeks since the start of the cessation of hostilities. there have been violationed, but also a significant reduction in the violence, and of course talks between the two main sides are supposed to be taking place here in geneva, so far neither side has turned up for those talks. despite that the u.n. special envoy is upbeat. >> certainly higher than ever before. for three reasons. the first one, we do have momentum, and we can see it in the syrian people are detecting it themselves. both on the human side, not enough, but momentum, and then on the cessation of hostilities a reduction of violence, not enough but moving in that

direction. think about what it used to be three weeks ago. the second reason is we do have something that both of the previous envoys could not athat is unity at the security council. and three, we have 18 countries from saudi arabia to iran, from qatar to turkey, from u.s. to russia, sitting in the same room and in theory and so far quite a lot in practice, discussing how to get a political solution, not a military solution in syria. all of that is potentially good news. doesn't mean a solution, but potentially is in the right direction. >> in our interview to be broadcast this weekend, the special envoy tells me that he is prepared to discuss the possibility of a federal option

in syria, if the syrian parties agree to it, but he says partition of syria, dividing the country completely is not something that is on the table. >> and you can see the full interview with the u.n. special envoy to syria on "talk to al jazeera" at this time. despite the cessation of hostilities there have been reports of heavy fighting in syria between government forces and opposition fighters. at least two people are reported to have died in shelling in duma. government forces are also said to have attacked a town and taking control of a tv station. both attacks would be in violation of a truce which began almost two weeks ago. russia has been accused of carrying out air strikes in idlib, while targeting isil fighters this palmyra.

so is staffan de mistura right to be optimistic? joining us is a scholar from the middle east institute. what do you think of him saying hopes are higher than before? >> that's a low bar. things may be a bit higher, but that doesn't mean the probability is strong. >> he talked about momentum. would you agree with that? >> well, i'm not so sure. i think there have been quite a few attacks. the reduction in attacks has been mostly due to the suspension of the syrian, russian, iranian offensive, which was the cause of most of the violence in recent weeks. they seemed to have on chiefed their major objectives and have been willing to suspend that major offensive, even though

they continue to attack in opposition-held areas, not only ones occupied by the islamic state and al-nusra, but other areas as well. >> he talked about some unity at the security council level. that was something that wasn't there before. do you think he's overplaying that element of it? >> i think that's very important, but i don't know how deep it goes, because i don't know whether the americans are prepared for example to see bashar al-assad stay, or the russians are prepared to force him out, and that's the issue that has always caused the most difficulty in the past. >> it is interesting, isn't it, that during the last couple of weeks, during the cessation of hostilities, although there has been violence, but less than before, there have been people going out to demonstrate, and that is the first time in years that people have managed to do that.

what do you have make of that part of the story? >> i make of it what -- what is obvious, which is that the syrian people, especially those in opposition-held areas don't want bashar al-assad to remain in the presidency, and he is clearly determined to remain in the presidency, and haven't seen any sign that the russians on iranians are willing to force him out. >> thank you very much. the u.n. most senior human rights official has condemned the european union. he warned that plans to return migrants from the european union to turkey may be illegal. >> among my concerns is the potential for collective and arbitrary expulsions, which are illegal. border restrictions, which do

not permit determination of the circumstances of each individual, violates international and european law. >> more refugees continue to attempt the dangerous crossing from turkey to greece. at least five people, including a baby drowned in the latest incident when the boat they were on capsized. nine others were rescued >> the mainly kurdish defense forces are making territorial gains in the north of the country. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: three weeks ago, the syrian defense forces took control of this city. now they have gained another 2.5 thousand kilometers from isil. it now controls 20,000 square kilometers of northern syria.

it derived isil of a strong route. there are also oil and gas fields here. the city was once home to 40,000 people, but many left before the battle began. others fled as u.s.-lead coalition air strikes were called in to prevent isil attempts to take the city back. >> translator: there are those who fled. some fled to nearby villages. >> reporter: as it retakes ground, the syrian defense forces work to create an image of itself as a professional fighting force. here releasing video, showing the help it has offered to an isil fighter. the u.s. government believes they have the most effective fighters on the ground against isil in syria. but not every anti-isil, and anti-syrian government group issen a automatic ally of the sdf. here fight frers the free syrian army targeted an sdf vehicle in

a town the group controls, because some sfagroups say they are suspicious of the kurd's long-term ambitions for the territory they control. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour. choosing myanmar's next president. why the woman who lead her party to victory isn't in the running. brazil's former president is charged in corruption investigati investigations. ♪ footage emerged allegedly showing a israeli security forces shooting a man while he lays on the ground. one person tells him to shoot the man in the head, another person says he is on the ground,

don't shoot before a gunshot is heard. a senior fatah official and ambassador at large for the state of palestinian. he says he is not surprised. >> this is what we experience and live on a daily basis. this is no revelation for us. israeli has a security doctrine of excessive use of force, or terrorizing the nation, or trying to inflict its political agenda, via the use of disproportionate power. if we shout, they shoot. if we throw a stone, they break bones. if a bullet is fired, they bring their apaches and f-16s. what would justify the firing of almost 50 bullets in the laying body of a young boy, except the mentality of shoot to kill and making sure this person has

died. it has nothing to do with continuement or detainment, it's just a revenge, and that is very well routed in the hatred, and we have palestinian have always witnessed that the occupier hate the victim more than the victims hate the victimizer. >> a representative from israeli police reject claims that they used disproportion at it force. >> they are responsible for saving lives, and saving innocent people who are being stabbed by palestinian terrorists, who are getting up in the morning, loan wolves, who are looking to stab and kill our police office police officers citizens. and that is unacceptable. if there are attacks anywhere across europe, if there were

attacks in the united states in public areas in main cities, you would expect every police to react in the same way. our police officers are responsible, but at the same time, of course, all incidents are looked into and examined as well. >> the sect secretary general of the arab league has been announced. he was accepted for the most unopposed. he served as egypt's prime minister between 2004 and 2011. he is the former egyptian ambassador to italy and served as the country's representative to the united nations. the 73 year old will replace his predecessor. an egyptian often holds the post as it is the host nation of the group. iraq's military has been moving thousands of civilians held hostage by tislamic state f

iraq and the levant. germany's federal police say they have obtained files continuing personal information about isil fighters and believe them to be authentic. it gives names, telephone numbers, where they are from, and even who recruited them. >> reporter: the developments regarding these documents that apparently refer to one of the members of the isil first emerged on monday. and now they are working to confirm that they relate to true individuals. they were required to give detailed information about themselves, and their attributes

for joining the organization. now clearly, the officials in the intelligence services and the police services in germany are very keen to make whatever use they can of this information, because it is underthat new sources say that perhaps individuals from 50 count fridays are implicated in these documents, and clearly if officers are able to track down individuals from germany and other european nations and travel to iraq and syria to work, fight with isil in iraq and syria, and who are looking to return to this country and the european union, then it will be very useful for intelligence services to access whatever data they can, perhaps to try to intercept these individuals before they can do anything in the european union. that's the perspective that the german intelligence and police services have, and they will be able to use this data to their

utmost potential. >> a senior fellow at a london think tank joins me now. the stolen files appear to be -- or can be assumed to be genuine. how much useful information do you think is in them for the security services? >> there are a lot of things. you have had details of -- not just names, but dates of birth, blood type, et cetera. secondly in terms of, i guess there are -- for example, there are mentions of who are the people who have recommended them, who has vouched for their validity so to speak. so there will be evidence of things like networks and maybe determined recruiters who are key recruiters in the area. and we have heard from different

countries, whether the documents are deliberately leaked or whether they have been -- you know, leaked by people who are defectors. the information is correlated with lots of other information we have already. so for analysts i think there is a lot of information there. >> to how much will this be a blow to isil. you suggested there could have been reasons why this was leaked deliberately. how damaging is it for isil? >> i don't think it is damaging for isil as an entity as such. one of the questions that it does seek to answer is how many individuals have signed up to be suicide bombers, or actual regular fighters versus risk takers. so if it is assumed to be authentic, it will be very, very relevant to understand what the nature of the types of threats

that could arise from that. >> after the paris attacks and other attacks abroad, the assumption is isil wants to carry out those high-profile attacks in western countries. does this information that you have seen corroborate that? >> i don't think this information as such does corroborate that. but in the region, broadly speaking, isil has resorted to an increased number of suicide attacks. as opposed to convention war. and i think a lot of analysts are saying this is going to be the case further out. and it lists a number of individuals -- i think over 100 individuals who have signed up for suicide attacks. and there may be details of individuals who returned back to germany, back to britain, then i think there's something there for security services to look

into. >> thank you very much. this woman may have lead her party to victory in myanmar's election, but she won't be the next president. the constitution won't allow it, because her children have foreign passports. >> reporter: this was another important step in myanmar's transition to democracy. members of parliament gathered in the parliament to hear nominations for the next president. >> translator: i'm happy because the hope for our country starts here. hope for myanmar citizens starts from today too. that's why i'm excited. >> reporter: under the military-drafted constitution, the party leader is barred from becoming president. negotiations to change the rules failed, amid signs that

political transition is not going smoothly. but the next president will come from the nld, because it dominates both houses of parliament. the favorite is this man, a low-profile, 60 year old who is a trusted loyal member of the party. it is believed there will be another push for constitutional amendments within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is elected by members of parliament next week will have to be someone who is happy to standing aside and allow sue chi to take over. >> i think she will be president after the amendment of the 2008 constitution. we have to try to amend this

constitution with full force. >> reporter: the military will also nominate a candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. >> let's get more from a lecturer of politics at the university of london. tell us more about this man and who he is, and why he is significant. >> that's a question quite a lot of people in myanmar are asking. he is not well-known. he is a fairly well-published o po -- poet. but he is a lifelong friend of sue chi. he was a close confident during her years under house under military rule. so it is for her personal loyalty to her that he has been selected. >> will he essentially be a

puppet. >> she has said she will be above the president. so there is a risk of rival power centers emerging within the nld and within the state, otherwise there's a possibility of her micromanaging every level of government. and it could lead to the military seeking to impeach the government if it goes in a direction they don't like. >> so it could be a bit of a rocky road that they take. either road that they take is not going to be a smooth one. an idol model, basically has its own risks. >> why wasn't she able to get the constitution changed or have the power herself? >> the military regime, which was in power for about 20 years, and all of that time, trying to

impose a new constitution on the people which would create a disciplined form of democracy, which would contain civilian squabbling, and contain risk in dealing with minority groups. the fact that she is a woman is not a plus point, because they are extremely patriarchal, and she seems a potential threat to military interests, so they are not going to change those rules on a whim, and the idea that the constitution will be changed in her favor in the next year, i think is also quite outlandish. >> tell us the role of the military once this happens. what kind of position are they going to take do you think in the next few months?

>> they are holding the ring of the next system. they have 25 seats in parliament. that gives them complete veto of any constitutional change. and they appoint the ministers of home affairs, defense, and border affairs, which gives them control over large swathes of public policy. the commander in chief is in charge of the army, and the police, and appoints five of the 11 members of the security council. so the military position is entrenched within the state, and that will allow it to prevent the government doing anything that it thinks is at risk to its causes. >> fascinating, thank you very much indeed. now brazil prosecutors investigating a money laundering scandal have filed charges

against the former president. it regards ownership of a penthouse property. it is alleged that renovations were carried out on the house in exchange for favors. lula denies any wrongdoing. margo has been following developments. >> reporter: right now a judge has to accept the charges before that can be a former indictment of the former president. there is a wider federal investigation that has to deal with corrupt practices in relation to the state-owned oil company. this is an investigation that is ongoing in sao paulo, which is where the former president lives, and the president in question is also in that state. so in many ways it seems that the former president is being

persecuted and his opponents are trying to tie the noose on him any which way they can. this puts the current president in a difficult position, because members of the party that lula was lead, her party, are basically asking her to give the former president a cabinet position. because if he is a member of her cabinet he will be immunicipal to state charges being brought against him, and it would take the supreme court to try him for any corruption charges should those be put forward. still to come, why a number of local and foreign journalists have been attacked in russia. as japan marks five years after the sue knew -- tsunami

that killed 18,000 people. and i'm in greenland where inyou it with traditions are being kept alive in the gym.

hello again a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera, despite alleged truce violations any u.n. special envoy to syria has told al jazeera he is more hopeful than ever before that peace can be achieved in the country. and five people including a baby have drowned trying to reach greece. and israeli security official allegedly shot dead a palestinian murder suicide while he lay still on the ground. the canadian prime minister is on a three-day visit to the u.s. he has been welcomed at the white house, where he is the first canadian leader in 19 years to be honored at a state dinner. ties with the u.s. suffered under his predecessor, stephen harper. >> as prime minister, your election, and the first few

months in office have brought a new energy to canada and to the relationship between our nations. we have a common outlook on the world, and i have never seen so many americans so excited about the visit of a canadian prime minister. [ cheers and applause ] >> the president and i have announced today that we'll take ambitious action to reduce methane emissions nearly by half from the oil and gas sector. reduce use in emissions, and implement aligned greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy duty vehicles amongst other plans to fight climate change. >> tom, are relations genuinely warming up after recent tensions? >> well, yes. nobody can say that they were hostile relations, but under stephen harper, the canadian government was genuinely upset by the attitude of the obama

particularly the fact that obama had stalled for years and then finally rejected the approval of the cross-boarder keystone xl pipeline. also they were at cross purposes when it came in general to reducing greenhouse gases. the right-wing government of harper rejected even the premise of the agreements, questioning how to some extent the reality of climate change. so that was one -- one point. and then again, although the -- this is the longest undefended border in the world between canada and the united states, there are border restrictions, and what the -- what the administration is now reported is that actually what both go -- governments have reported is they will streamline the procedures for travelers and

land-transfer, preboarder clearances, so that people don't have to be slowed down by long lines at the frontiers. >> and tom, we heard obama refer to lots of americans turning out for this event. this is the second leader to come to america, isn't it? >> reporter: his father made several visits to the white house in the '70s, and early '80s, and while the -- usually the administrations -- some administrations were cordial to him, like the clinton -- or sorry, rather the carter administration, others not so, the reagan administration, and famously richard nixon who was heard saying this he thought that pierre trudeau was a pretty flamboyant personality in his own right, was a quote, pompous

egg head. and that got back to the canadians years later, but that was a slight that wasn't easily forgotten, but of course, given the fact that nixon's reputation was in disrepute in many cases, all was forgiven. >> okay. tom thank you. a man has been charged for punching a protester at a donald trump rally. he was then forcibly restrained and ararrested by police. police have since arrested a 78-year-old man with assault and battery. masked men have attacked journalsts and activists in southern russia. their bus was set on fire.

rory challands has more from moscow. >> reporter: six journalists, two human rights workers, and their driver were in their mini bus when it was forced off of the road. about 15 masked men stole equipment and beat them with bats. it seems the norwegian got the worst of it, though none of the injuries, it seems are life threatening. then later on wednesday evening the office of the committee to prevent torture, the human rights group was raided by more masked men underscores this recent attack how dangerous it can being a journalist or human rights worker in parts of russia. the kremlin has called the assault outrageous, and the european's council has called on russia to make sure it is properly prosecuted. but this region seems to operate

outside of russia's normal political and legal frameworks. and for months the leader has been calling human rights groups, and independent journalists enemies of the people, jackels, et cetera. behavior that hasn't been noticeably condemned by the kremlin. and the check kneeian authorities have pushed back against the accusation that this latest attack has anything to do with his arguably incendiary language, or that it has anything to do with them at all. the european central bank has cut all three of its interest rates. it cut its refinancing rates to zero. the aim is to boost the economy. it also is cutting its deposit rate further and increasing monthly asset buys from 80 billion to 60 billion euros, and

it also said it will launch four new rounds of cheap loan packages. >> based on our regular economic and monetary analysis, we have conducted a total review of the monetary policy stance, in which we also took into account, the new macroeconomic projections by our staff, extended into the year 2018. as a result, the governing council has decided -- has decided on a set of measures in the pursuit of its price stability objective. friday marks five years since the tsunami in japan killed 18,000 people. the fukushima nuclear plant was

damaged during the storm. >> translator: they are moving faster to improve the environment so by march last year, we hope to lift the evacuation orders in all regions, except fukushima. some 12,000 people living in one town died in the storm five years ago. harry fawcett has been to meet some of the families. >> reporter: for 40 years this man has been devoted to the nursery school helping to raise generations of children. he helped rebuild the school on this hillside, the old one was swept away by the tsunami. but not before he checked that every child and teacher made it to safety. >> translator: all of the hard work is rewarded by the children's smiles. they heal us. >> reporter: and healing has been all too necessary since the day of the disaster. he told his wife to stay at home and wait for him, while the checked on the school. he found her body a week later.

>> translator: they stopped the heavy machinery, and i saw my wife. i held her in my arms. she was still intact. i screamed. i'm sorry. i could barely speak. >> reporter: more than 12,000 of the residents were killed, nearly two-thirds of the buildings destroyed, still awaying final demolition the townhall, where 40 officials including the mayor lost their lives. as well as having to deal with their personal loss, the people here have also had to wait for their town to be rebuilt. and in this place more than most along this coastline that process has been marked by delays and argument. there is now some momentum a decision in favor of building a sea wall, but such debates have seen aid money simply go unspent.

many still live in tiny houses. he is living with his nephew, and the woman he calls the best wife in all of japan. he talks to her every day, and he hears her talking back. his friend, the chief monk of a local temple say many report seeing and hearing the dead here. >> translator: they are here to protect us. the departed are guardians of our lives. >> reporter: he feels he is a guardian in turn not just to the young families, but his wive. at 82 he wants to build her a new marital home. >> translator: while i am still healthy, i want to say sorry to her for being in this small borrowed space. i want to say this is our place. here is your room. a room just for her alter. this is my biggest, most important role. >> reporter: in the years before the sue mawny, the couple

learned to play the harp. she was much better he says. he can still hear her playing, and her voice when he goes wrong. still to come on the al jazeera news hour. how drug-related violence has become a focal point in peru east up coming presidential elections. >> we are going to invent a lot of things. >> the senegalese project encouraging einsteins of the future. and nadal speaks out on maria sharapova's doping admission. ♪

hello again, the united states ambassador to the u.n. has criticized the organization for not taking quick enough action against allegations of sexual abuse. the u.s. has put forward a draft proposal which calls for the repatriation of peace keepers if no move is made by their country to investigation serious allegations. a vote on the measure was due to take place on thursday, but has been postponed until friday. >> let me pose the question this way, when governments attack civilians, it is our job. when armed groups, non-state actors attack civilians, it is our job. when terrorists attack civilians it is our job. so why when the u.n.'s peace

keepers are attacking civilians, committing the sickening crime of raping children is it someone else's job? explain that. >> new delhi police have arrested a group of tibet tans protesting for independence from china. the protesters were trying to take their demonstration inside the chinese embassy when police intervened. hundreds of people have been protesting in the bangladeshi capitol in support of the country's mangrove forests. they have demonstrated against plans to build two coal power plants near the site. but the government say the plants are help provide electricity to people who have no power supply.

>> translator: i'm in a bus, part of a convoy that is heading to the largest mangrove forest in the world. they are heading to a 400-kilometer march towards [ inaudible ]. their goal is to bring public awareness and to persuade the government of stopping construction of two coal power plants. they say these power plants which are coal based are going to hurt the ecology and destroy the forest system eventually. the government is adamant to go ahead with the construction. the country needs power and energy, and they are adamant to go ahead with it. they said we have done all of the environmental assessment, it's perfectly safe, but others

say that is not the case this is going to hurt one of the largest mangrove sites in the world, and effect the diversity and ecology of the area. people in peru vote in presidential elections next month, and drug-related vie dense -- violence is one of the big issues in the campaign. >> reporter: peru's main sea port is in a state of emergency. police have poured in to try to stop a war between drug gangs competing for one of the country's main cocaine export routes. you are looking at cctv video of one of the murders last year. >> translator: i take out ore from the container, and replace it with cocaine before it leaves the port, and there are other cargo handlers involved.

it's not just a small group, everyone is in on it. >> reporter: this is the first time a cargo handler has agreed to talk to international media. he says colleagues who won't go on a gang's payroll or work for rivals are condemned men. >> translator: there's always someone watching. they make a call, and they come and kill you. >> reporter: once you are in, the money is spectacular, he says, about $50,000 per cocaine laden container, but there is also no way out. >> translator: if you leave, they are going to kill you, or your family. >> reporter: the rise in drug trafficking, and the battle for profits is linked to an overall increase in maritime trade says the police chief. >> translator: before there were only 4,000 containers leaving a month, and now there are 8,000,

so the possibilities of getting out illegal merchandise have doubled with a higher flow in commerce. >> reporter: the state of lawlessness as been cooking here for years, now any police have arrived in greater force, but the situation has already got out of hand. destroying even innocence like this 10 year old. here she is enjoying life with her family, only hours before she was shot while with her father. her grieving mother says the old rules have changed. >> translator: before, men just fought with their fists. now it's bullets. before they respected women and children. not now. >> reporter: despite the state of emergency, there's no respite for this community. there have been 25 murders already since the start of december, and the battle for

control goes on. john holman, al jazeera. time for sport now. here is andy. >> thank you so much, loren. two of english football fiercest rivals are feeting for the first time. liverpool are playing manchester united in the last 16 of europa league. they took the lead through a penalty. and the full-time approaching in this first leg, it's liverpool 2, united 0. four other games including severe who were held to a 0-0 draw. tottenham are paid the price, well beaten, 3-0 the final score in germany. now 14-time grand slam winner raphael nadal insists he is a clean athlete following

maria sharapova's failed doping test. nadal has experimented with stem cell theory to overcome a knee injury, but argues he has never broken the rules. >> i really don't know nothing about doping. i'm a completely clean guy. and when i get the injury, i get the injury. i never take nothing to be back quicker. i believe in the -- in the sport, and in the values of the sport. pakistan's government has sent india an ultimate tum over their team's participation in the tournament. they say they will only take part if they can make a guarantee that they will be safe. pakistan's first game is

scheduled for next wednesday. >> translator: the indian government must give a guarantee of fool-proof security, and if that guarantee is not there, then despite the fact that the pakistani public, the pakistani government, and every pakistani wants the team to go to india, if that guarantee is not given, then the pakistan team will not be given permission to go. >> the preliminary phase of the event is well underway, and zimbabwe have picked up their second straight win. and scotland has been knocked out of the competition. zimbabwe's win not coming without a bit of pain. but their team did go on to win by 11 runs, and they have a good chance of making it through to the main draw of the competition. afghanistan has set up a winner-takes all game with

zimbabwe after this comfortable win over hong kong. winning by 6 wickets with a couple of spare. hong kong, though, are out. now just one team progresses from this state into the main draw when all of the major test teams join in. the decisive game coming up on saturday. the colonization of indigenous societies often leaves the customs and traditions being forgotten, but the arctic winter games in greenland are showcasing a revival in ancient inuit competition. paul rees reports from greenland's capitol. >> reporter: getting around by noping on your knuckles may be new to most people, but in the arctic it's a sport, and it's deeply routed in thousands of years of inuit history. [ applause ] >> reporter: games designed to

hone skills for hunting are now given a new life as medal eventses. >> the tansz about all of these sports is the fact they tie us so close to our culture. the elders call us the healing generation, because our culture was lost pushed out of us by settlers, and these games are a big part of inspiring and motivating the youth to rebuild what was lost. >> reporter: the knuckle hop traces its origin to seal hunting. some of the sports are of more uncertain origins, but all require skill, strength and athleticism. the sport that he is showing me now is the arm pull, a kind of extreme full-body version of arm wrestling. the story goes that the old

inuit strong menu would do this for such a long time that the skin would be flayed off of their forearms. hopefully that won't happen, but let's give it a go. >> pull. >> reporter: a bit more training needed. the arctic region's competing in nuuk have vast distances of ice and ocean between them. but these sports are as familiar to the athlete as football in europe or cricket in pakistan. paul rees, al jazeera, greenland. okay. that is how your sport is looking for now. i'll land you back to loren in london. >> thank you very much. they are among the brightest minds andite einstein as an inspiration. academics say some research is overlooked and a lack of cash shouldn't stop students from achieving their potential.

nicklas hawk reports. >> reporter: this man sees the world in numbers. he believes everything from the universe to decisions fishermen take out in the ocean have a mathematic equation. he is one of the brighten mathematicians on the african continent. >> what inspired me about einstein is his ability to equation everything, to try to have another way of looking at everything. try not to say, okay, there is a universe of truths in a sense. >> reporter: he works at the african institute of mathematical sciences. they teach african students who can't afford to go to mit or harvard, but are just as bright. like this boy, he grew up in a remote village in zambia.

he spent his childhood hungry, staring at the sky. >> we are going to invent better things, and yes, more [ inaudible ] and is going to come from [ inaudible ] i'll share the idea. just wait and see. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the african academics behind this school have started the next einstein forum, a fellowup for african bright young minds. organizers of this forum seek to address what it calls research discrimination. they say there is much african work with plenty of findings, but the work is often overlooked just because it comes from the continent. >> reporter: they are sharing their innovations with top policy makers, business leaders,

and academics. >> it's something the world has totally overlooked. $1 trillion has been spent over the last few decades in aid to africa. almost none of it on generating expertise in africa to design and implement its own solutions, and we have seen the consequence, solutions from outside don't work. >> reporter: for him being an einstein fellow is being a part of something bigger nicklas hawk, al jazeera, senegal. and reminder, quickly that you can always catch up with all of the stories we're covering and of course the sport, by checking out our website. the address for that is aljazeera.com. that's it for me, lauren taylor. i'll be back in a moment for another full round of today's

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